Reports Report 5339f (Event 5339-2017)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Shawn M |
| Experience Level | 4/5 |
| Remarks | Please note: Weather was broken-overcast @ approx 2500AGL when an small area of clouds flared with a blue/white flash, I did not see a fireball but it didn’t look like lightning or a static discharge (there were no thunderstorms anywhere on radar in Oklahoma) I am a retired USAF pilot with an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate and the “event” did not look like aircraft lights illuminating the clouds either (too bright, too fast and wrong color). I’m not sure what a meteor would look like through the clouds never having seen such a thing myself, but I am hoping others might have seen the “event” from a different location with clearer skies. Hopefully this report will not waste anyone’s time. V/R Shawn |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Midwest City, OK |
| Latitude | 35° 26' 57.7'' N (35.449362°) |
| Longitude | 97° 19' 20.98'' W (-97.322494°) |
| Elevation | 382.115m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2017-12-19 21:47 CST |
| UT Date & Time | 2017-12-20 03:47 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up right to down left |
| Descent Angle | 181° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 174.86° |
| First azimuth | 215.45° |
| First elevation | 60° |
| Last azimuth | 215° |
| Last elevation | 60° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -13 |
| Color | Blue, White |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |